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Toraja. <em>Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa)</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_view02.jpg)
Toraja. Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa), 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_view02.jpg)
Toraja. <em>Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa)</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_view02.jpg)

Toraja. Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa), 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_view02.jpg)

Toraja. <em>Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa)</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_view01.jpg)

Toraja. Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa), 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_view01.jpg)

Toraja. <em>Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa)</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.31.2009_print_bw.jpg)

Toraja. Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa), 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.31.2009_print_bw.jpg)

Toraja. <em>Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa)</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_detail05.jpg)

Toraja. Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa), 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_detail05.jpg)

Toraja. <em>Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa)</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_detail06.jpg)

Toraja. Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa), 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_detail06.jpg)

Toraja. <em>Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa)</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_detail02.jpg)

Toraja. Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa), 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_detail02.jpg)

Toraja. <em>Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa)</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_detail01.jpg)

Toraja. Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa), 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_detail01.jpg)

Toraja. <em>Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa)</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_detail04.jpg)

Toraja. Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa), 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_detail04.jpg)

Toraja. <em>Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa)</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_detail03.jpg)

Toraja. Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa), 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_detail03.jpg)

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Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa)

Arts of the Pacific Islands

CULTURE Toraja
MEDIUM Cotton
  • Reportedly From: Sulawesi, Indonesia
    • DATES 19th–early 20th century
    DIMENSIONS 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Pacific Islands
    ACCESSION NUMBER 31.2009
    CREDIT LINE A. Augustus Healy Fund
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Toraja. Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa), 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_view02.jpg)
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    Toraja. <em>Grave Cloth (Mao or Mawa)</em>, 19th–early 20th century. Cotton, 61 × 200 in. (154.9 × 508 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 31.2009. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.31.2009_view02.jpg)

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